Albanian band destroyed after arrests in Spain

Migrants are believed to have paid between 3,000 and 15,000 euros to move from one state to another.

British authorities have arrested seven people over the week.

Officials of the National Crime Agency, based in Spain and the United Kingdom, have worked with the Spanish authorities on this occasion.

The gang has smuggled mainly Albanian immigrants through Spanish cities, Bilbao and Santander, to the United Kingdom, using boats and other means on the road to the towns of Portsmouth, Southampton and Liverpool.

British and Spanish authorities have identified 50 people who have moved to the United Kingdom with the help of this gang, but the National Crime Agency has said that the exact figure is not yet known.

According to her, migrants have gone from Albania to Spain, but some have also been recruited to camps near Spanish ports.

The smugglers have been offering them accommodates and food until they are headed to the United Kingdom.

Most members of the gang are believed to have lived in Albania, but have been arrested in Spain and will be tried by Spanish laws.

During the raids, investigators have confiscated phones, computers, bank cards, cash, identification documents and passports of various nationalities.

According to British authorities, this year there is a record number of people who have passed the English Channel in small boats to enter the United Kingdom more than 33,500. / REL